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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Y20 Pre Summit Meeting under G20 hosted by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports begins with an excursion trip for delegates
Lieutenant Governor of Leh-Ladakh Shri Brig.  B.D. Mishra  inaugurates Stalls of Ladakh Haat
More than 100 delegates from around 30 countries to attend the pre-summit meeting
The Y 20 Pre Summit Meeting under G20 hosted by Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs began today with an excursion trip today in and around Leh. The meeting is being organised from 26th to 28th April.
Y20 delegates got a glimpse of Ladakh's rich cultural heritage when they visited Hemis and Thiksey Monasteries.
At Hemis Monastery, delegates witnessed the famous Cham dance—an enigmatic and energetic mask dance. Cham dance is used in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism—Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug—in their rituals as a sacred dance that is reflective of the Buddhist tantric practices.
The delegates then visited the Thiksey Monastery where they participated in the prayers with Buddhist monks.
The delegates also visited the Maitreyi Temple, home to statue of Maitreya Buddha. The delegates also visited Sangam of Indus and Zanskar and Pathar Saheb Gurudwara.
Later in the evening Lieutenant Governor of Leh-Ladakh Shri Brig.  B.D. Mishra  inagurated Stalls of Ladakh Haat and interacted with the delegates .
The Y20 Pre summit meeting is focused on the five Y20 themes of Shared Future: Youth in Democracy and Governance ; Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation & 21st Century Skills; Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability a Way of Life; Peace Building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an era of No War and Health, Wellbeing & Sports: Agenda for Youth.
India has assumed the G20 Presidency on 1st December, 2022 for a period of 1 year i.e. upto 30th November, 2023. India’s theme for its presidency is enshrined in its civilizational value system of ‘Vasudeva kutumbakam’. Hence our theme - 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
Under the framework of G20 Presidency, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India is organizing Youth 20 Summit-2023. Youth20 is one of the official Engagement Groups of the G20. The Youth20  Engagement Group is organising discussions pan-India, to consult the youth of the nation on ideas for a better tomorrow and draft an agenda for action. Y20 will provide a platform for youth to express their perspectives and ideas on G20 priorities.
The Y20 Pre-Summit will provide opportunities for collaboration and networking with other stakeholders and contribute to the development of young people. All relevant stakeholders are expected to take advantage of this opportunity to learn, network and engage with one another.
The Y20 Pre-Summit is looking forward to active participation from youth delegates so as to turn this into a meaningful and exciting event.
Ministry of Defence
Celebration of 78th EME Corps Day
The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, which celebrated its 78th Corps Day on 15 Oct 2020, is responsible to provide integrated engineering support to the entire range of equipment and weapon systems of the Indian Army during complete life cycle from design to discard thus enhancing the Army’s combat potential by exploiting the power of technology and innovation.
The Corps of EME has achieved new highs in various fields and has proved to be a force multiplier in enhancing combat effectiveness. The Corps proved its mettle during the COVID-19 pandemic where critical medical care equipment including Ventilators were kept in state of mission readiness. Numerous innovations were developed which have contributed to the national effort in fighting COVID-19.
The Corps has always taken the lead in the field of adventure sports in Indian Army. It has given tremendous impetus in the field of mountaineering, sky diving, sailing, hot water ballooning, para sailing, hang gliding, skiing, rafting, canoeing and exploration to Antarctica. Padamshree Awardee Milkha Singh, also known as Flying Sikh, represented India in three Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Col JK Bajaj, VSM, SM excelled in the field of mountaineering. More recently Lt Col Bharat Pannu won the ‘VirtualRace Across America’, while Lt Col Vishal Ahlawat, a marathon runner has brought laurels by creating records in numerous half marathons.
The Corps of EME has always risen to the occasion to ensure that the operational preparedness of the Indian Army is maintained at highest level. The Soldier craftsman solemnly pledges to the fallen brethren that the Corps will uphold their legacy and bring glory to the country.
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Ministry of Defence
Curtain Raiser: India-Nepal Joint Battalion Level Exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIII
Joint Military Exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIII between India and Nepal will be conducted at Pithoragarh from 30 May to 12 June 2018. The exercise will comprise of nearly 300 soldiers from both Indian and Nepal Army who would be sharing their experiences gained during conduct of various counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the past.
Exercise SURYA KIRAN is a biannual event which is conducted alternatively in Nepal and India. Notably in the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, Exercise SURYA KIRAN with Nepal is the largest in terms of troop participation. The aim of this exercise is to conduct battalion level joint training with emphasis on counter terrorism operations in mountainous terrain. During the exercise, aspects of disaster management and joint effort towards relief work have also been included.
The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation which will further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations.
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Ministry of Tourism
The 28th MoU under the “Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan” project has been awarded for Dara Shikoh Library Building
The 28th MoU under the “Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan” project has been awarded on 15th March 2021 for Dara Shikoh Library Building, Delhi. The project will be implemented by the government stakeholders including Ministry of Tourism Government of India ; Art, Culture & Language Department  Government Of National Capital Territory Of Delhi and the private entities i.e. Monument Mitras, The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust  and the Museum & Arts Consultancy  acting in a joint consortium.
Under this MoU, the Monument Mitras plan to take up development, operations and maintenance of basic amenities such as cleanliness of building and outdoor area including provision of garbage bins, benches, toilets, interpretative signs and directional signage, drinking water facilities, illumination , landscaping, provision for ease of access/ barrier free monument/ accessibility for all , setup of galleries including interactive and experiential curation , set up Room for reserve collection of Antiquities /Artefacts, Security & Advanced surveillance system etc. and advanced amenities such as cafeteria , souvenir shop, brochures and leaflets, library and reading area, art installations, website designing, App based Multilingual Audio-Guide, Wi-Fi etc.
The duration of the MoU is for an initial period of five years, extendable based on performance of the Monument Mitra.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
A total of 22,97,64,327 ABHA numbers have been created till 15th July 2022
Assisted modes have been rolled out for citizens requiring assistance for creation of ABHAs
Offline ABHA generation module has been rolled out in rural areas wherein interconnectivity is limited or not available
Government of India launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission  with an aim to establish National Digital Health ecosystem by creating an online platform, enabling interoperability of health data so as to create longitudinal electronic health record  of citizens.
Three key registries of ABDM namely ABHA number/Health ID, Health Professional Registry , Health Facility Registry  and digital infrastructure for data exchange is created to enable data interoperability across digital health platforms. Creation of ABHA number is voluntary. Ayushman Bharat Health Account  can be generated for citizens of all age-groups, post a KYC verification.
The ABHA Number generated is permanently assigned to the person as its Unique ID. Till 15thJuly 2022, a total of 22,97,64,327 ABHA numbers have been created. ABHA number can be populated across existing digital health interventions to create longitudinal EHR of the citizen.
Inclusion is one of the core design principles for all ABDM building blocks. For citizens who require assistance for creation of ABHAs, assisted modes have been rolled out. Further, offline ABHA generation module has been rolled out in rural areas wherein interconnectivity is limited or not available.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah reviewed the preparedness of 10,000 bed ‘Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre’ in Delhi yesterday
Shri Amit Shah said 10,000 bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre would provide huge relief to people of Delhi
Union Government led by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is committed to provide all possible help to its citizens.
Union Home Minister applauded Indo-Tibetan Border Police  personnel operating the COVID care facility during these trying times. Said“their commitment to serve the nation and the people of Delhi is unparalleled”
The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah reviewed the preparedness of the 10,000 bed ‘Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre’ at the Radha Swami Satsang Beas in Delhi yesterday. Shri Amit Shah said the “10,000 bed centre would provide huge relief to the people of Delhi”.
The Union Home Minister said, “I applaud our courageous Indo-Tibetan Border Police  personnel, who would be operating this COVID care facility during these trying times. Their commitment to serve the nation and the people of Delhi is unparalleled”. Shri Amit Shah emphasised that the Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is committed to provide all possible help to its citizens.
The Home Minister also thanked the Radha Soami Satsang Beas and all others who helped to create this huge COVID care facility. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal, the Union Home Secretary, Shri AjayBhalla and senior officials of the Delhi Government were also present on the occasion.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s COVID19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 31 cr
61.19 lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
India reports 48,698 New Cases in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload further declines to 5,95,565; less than 6 lakhs after 86 days
Daily Recoveries outnumber Daily New Cases for 44th consecutive day
Recovery Rate increases to 96.72%
Daily Positivity Rate stands at 2.79%,less than 5% positivity for 19 consecutive days
In a significant achievement, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 31 Crores yesterday. A total of 31,50,45,926vaccine doses have been administered through 42,00,839 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 61,19,169vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,01,83,459
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2nd Dose
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71,75,222
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,74,05,275
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2nd Dose
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93,02,922
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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7,91,80,154
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2nd Dose
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17,15,458
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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8,59,69,905
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2nd Dose
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1,40,81,556
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,70,95,979
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2nd Dose
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2,29,35,996
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Total
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31,50,45,926
The new phase of universalization of COVID19 vaccination commenced from 21 June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID19 vaccination throughout the country.
India has reported 48,698new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 1 lakh Daily New Caseshave been reported for 19 continuous days now. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India has also been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country’s Active Caseload today stands at 5,95,565today. Active cases have dropped below 6 lakhs after 86 days.
A net decline of 17,303is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 1.97% of the country's total Positive Cases.
As more people are getting recovered from COVID-19 infection, India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 44 consecutive days now. 64,818recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
More than16,000 recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,91,93,085people have already recovered from COVID-19 and64,818patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 96.72%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,35,781tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 39.78crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.97% while the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.79% today. It has remained less than 5% for 19 consecutive days now.
Special Service and Features
GPF Annual Statements for the year 2021-22 available
GPF annual accounts statements for the year 2021-22 of State government employees and All India Service officers are available on the website https:://ksemp.agker.cag.gov.in. Subscribers can download their GPF annual accounts statements from this website using their PEN number. For more details, subscribers may contact 0471-2776698.
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AYUSH
Standardization of Ayurvedic medicines
The Pharmacopoeia Commission is also responsible to publish and revise Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani official formularies and regulatory compendiums. These published standards become part of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 for ascertaining the quality standards of Ayurvedic Raw materials/drugs and implemented uniformly across India. So far Government has published Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia containing 645 monographs of single drugs and 203 monographs of compound formulations and the Ayurvedic formulary of India contains 986 formulations.
For standardization of Ayurvedic medicines in the country the Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy under the Ministry of AYUSH. The prime mandate of the Commission is to publish and revise Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India , Siddha Pharmacopoeia of India , Unani Pharmacopoeia of India  and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India . The Pharmacopoeial standards are basic need to ensure quality, safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari meets Japanese delegation for sustainable infrastructure development strengthening continued partnership between the two countries
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari met the Japanese Delegation led by Dr. Masafumi Mori, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan and the co-chairman of the Joint Committee Meeting for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National High Speed Rail Project, in the presence of Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India in New Delhi today.
Both sides exchanged views and opinions in the field of Road Transport and Logistics service-related road infrastructure and deliberated upon capacity development and technology sharing in the field of sustainable transport development, alternate clean and green fuel, development of innovative transit technologies for movement of passenger and cargo.Emphasis was laid on India-Japan sustainable development initiative for the North-East region of India along with North-East Road Network connectivity improvement projects.
The meeting paved the way for strengthening India’s continued partnership and collaboration with Japan for deriving effective solutions to contemporary challenges in Transportation and Logistics, based on the firm foundation of both countries’ shared values and convergence of interests in strategic and economic matters.
NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog to Release Second Delta Ranking under the Aspirational Districts Programme
NITI Aayog will release the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme  tomorrow, i.e. December 27, 2018. Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog will release the Second Delta Ranking under ADP and brief the media on this occasion.
The ranking will measure the incremental progress made by districts between June 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018.
The districts have been ranked in a transparent basis on parameters across Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure through key performance indicators. The rankings are based on the data that is publicly available through the Champions of Change Dashboard, which includes data entered on a real-time basis at the district level.
The rankings, for the first time, will also factor in inputs from household survey conducted by NITI Aayog’s knowledge partners, namely, TATA Trusts and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
The Aspirational District Programme was launched by the Prime Minister on January 5, 2018. It aims to rapidly transform the districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas and have emerged as pockets of under-development, thereby posing a challenge to ensure balanced regional development.
The first Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts was released in June 2018.It ranked the Aspirational Districts on improved performance across five developmental areas of Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure, over the months of April and May 2018, on the basis of self-reported data.
National Financial Reporting Authority
National Financial Reporting Authority issues Audit Quality Review report of the statutory audit for 2017-18 of IL&FS Financial Services Limited
The National Financial Reporting Authority  has issued Audit Quality Review  report of the statutory audit for the year 2017-18 of IL&FS Financial Services Limited . The statutory auditor for this engagement was Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP .
This is the first AQR report of NFRA since its constitution on 01.10.18. The AQR was conducted pursuant to Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 and NFRA Rules, 2018 which require the NFRA to, inter alia, monitor and enforce the compliance with accounting standards and auditing standards India.
NFRA has concluded in this AQR report that the failure to comply with the Standards on Auditing are of such significance that DHS did not have adequate justification for issuing the audit report asserting that the audit was conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing. Besides, the quality control system and processes of DHS were found to be severely inadequate and ineffective.
Separately, NFRA will examine whether disciplinary proceedings under Section 132 of the Companies, 2013 needs to be initiated in connection with the AQR report.
Click here to download the AQR full report
Click here to download Executive Summary of the AQR full report
Ministry of Home Affairs
Anti-Terror Measures
Financial Action Task Force  is an inter-governmental body to examine and develop measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of international financial systems. FATF reviews money laundering and terrorist financing measures taken by countries. As an inter-governmental body, FATF has its own processes of consultation, evaluation and decision making. It may not be appropriate for a member country to make any statement about their processes.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G.Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
RS. 466 LAKH GST COLLECTION REIMBUSED UNDER SEVA BHOJ SCHEME DURING LAST THREE YEARS
It has been the constant endeavour of the Ministry of Culture to promote all the schemes including Seva Bhoj and raise its awareness through various platforms viz. website of the Ministry, social media platforms etc. so that benefit of the scheme reaches to the eligible beneficiaries situated all across the country. The details of the amount of GST collection reimbursed under the SevaBhoj Scheme during the last 3 years is given as under:
Rs. 
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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169.00
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154.00
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143.00
Under the Seva Bhoj Yojana, Central Goods and Services Tax  and Central Government’s share of Integrated Goods and Services Tax  paid on purchase of specific raw food items by the eligible Charitable/Religious Institutions for distributing free food to public are reimbursed to the organizations by the Government of India through the concerned GST Authority. The following procedure is adopted to ensure transparency and accountability in the utilization of funds granted under the Seva Bhoj Scheme:-
 Upon registration with Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog, the Charitable/Religious Institutions enroll and submit their application in CSMS Portal of the Ministry of Culture.
 After enrolment with the Ministry of Culture, the applicant submits its application along with a copy of the registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture to the nodal Central Tax Officer in their concerned State/UT.
 The nodal Central Tax Officer on receipt of the application and registration certificate generates a Unique Identity Number .
 Thereafter, the concerned GST Authority forward the Central Goods and Services Tax  and Central Government’s share of Integrated Goods and Services Tax  claims verified and passed by them in respect of the eligible Charitable/Religious Institutions to the Ministry for releasing the same.
 The Ministry provides fund to the concerned GST Authority who further reimburses to these Charitable/Religious Institutions.
This reply was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region Shri G Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.